"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.